Mettler has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Mettler; the top destination outside it is Bakersfield (33%, 20 miles). Mettler has 2 jobs; 18 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Mettler by day
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Mettler on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Mettler ends
Where Mettler clocks in
33% of workers
11% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Jobs in Mettler: what the 2 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mettler, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 2. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mettler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes to work from Mettler
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mettler workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Mettler
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Mettler: questions
What is the median household income in Mettler?
$59,028 (±$28,617) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mettler?
32.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mettler?
17 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mettler work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (33%, 20 mi), Taft (11%, 26 mi), Redondo Beach (6%, 90 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mettler without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mettler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mettler
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.